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- Title
Mirror-mediated ultralong-range atomic dipole–dipole interactions.
- Authors
Furtak-Wells, Nicholas; Dawson, Benjamin; Mann, Thomas; Jose, Gin; Beige, Almut
- Abstract
In three dimensions, dipole–dipole interactions which alter atomic level shifts and spontaneous decay rates only persist over distances comparable to the wavelength of the emitted light. In this paper we show that it is possible to significantly extend the range of these interactions with the help of a partially transparent asymmetric mirror interface. Suppose two two-level atoms are placed on opposite sides of the interface, each at the position of the mirror image of the other. In this case, their emitted light interferes almost exactly as it would when the atoms are right next to each other. Hence their dipole–dipole interaction assumes an additional maximum, even when the actual distance of the atoms is several orders of magnitude larger than the transition wavelength. Although the resulting ultralong-range interactions are in general relatively weak, we expect them to find applications in quantum technology, like non-invasive quantum sensing.
- Subjects
QUANTUM optics; PHOTON emission; MIRROR images; ATOMIC interactions; PHOTONICS
- Publication
Optical & Quantum Electronics, 2024, Vol 56, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
0306-8919
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11082-024-07194-w